An air-conditioned Metro train stuck in the tunnel after it caught fire on December 27. A senior Metro official had cited the speed bump as the reason for cutting the number of trains on weekdays from 300 to 284 a week in advance. According to commuters who depend on the Metro as their transport lifeline, the reduced frequency of service has made little difference to the punctuality of trains. A senior Metro official said that under normal circumstances, a train should take 49 minutes to reach Dum Dum from New Garia station. Once a Metro train is delayed for whatever reason, it cannot make up for the time lost even on the return journey.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2019 21:00 UTC